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Turn any chess scoresheet into a PGN

Snap a handwritten or printed scoresheet and get a repaired, validated PGN file in seconds. ChessScribe’s proprietary OCR reads messy notation, cross-checks every move, and prepares your game for analysis.

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3 of 3 free scoresheet-to-PGN conversions

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Make your annotations count

Effortlessly add annotations to make every scoresheet a real learning resource, then track and share the game with your coach.

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Transcribe Scoresheet

Highly accurate, proprietary OCR recovers handwritten and printed moves.

Analyze

Easy-to-use analysis tools and powerful engines reveal every tactic.

Learn

Learn from mistakes, missed chances, and your opponent's plan.

Track

Track your chess journey, ratings, and tournament progress.

Share

Share games with coaches, friends, and family with a single link.

Practice

Train tactics from your own games and master the patterns that matter.

Transcribe Scoresheet

Highly accurate, proprietary OCR recovers handwritten and printed moves.

Analyze

Easy-to-use analysis tools and powerful engines reveal every tactic.

Learn

Learn from mistakes, missed chances, and your opponent's plan.

Track

Track your chess journey, ratings, and tournament progress.

Share

Share games with coaches, friends, and family with a single link.

Practice

Train tactics from your own games and master the patterns that matter.

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Create a free account — it takes one email code — and your games are transcribed and saved to your library.

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Before & after: a repaired scoresheet

Real handwriting is messy. Here is a sample page as the camera reads it, and the same game after ChessScribe cross-checks every move against the position and the moves that follow.

Before · raw OCR read

  1. 1.e4
  2. c5
  3. 2.Nf3
  4. cl6
  5. 3.c14
  6. c×d4
  7. 4.N×c14
  8. Nf?
  9. 5.Nc3
  10. a?
  11. 6.Bg5
  12. e

After · repaired & validated

  1. 1.e4
  2. c5
  3. 2.Nf3
  4. d6“cl6” isn’t a square — the sheet shows d6
  5. 3.d4“cl” read as d, so cl4 → d4
  6. cxd4× normalised to the PGN capture x
  7. 4.Nxd4piece known, square repaired to d4
  8. Nf6only legal knight move to the f-file
  9. 5.Nc3
  10. a6pawn move confirmed by the next 4 moves
  11. 6.Bg5
  12. e6e6 keeps the Najdorf line consistent

For coaches

Follow every student without asking for updates

See how each of your students is actually playing, tournament by tournament, and leave notes they will still have next season.

Add your studentsBy handle, or send them an invitation link. They accept — nobody is added without agreeing.
They send you gamesA photograph of a scoresheet becomes a game. They choose which ones come to you.
Read them in orderEach student's games newest first, so the tournament they just played is the one at the top.
Write backYour notes sit on the game, where the player reads them next to their own moves.
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Free to use with your students. Your profile stays private unless you publish it.

Questions parents ask

Everything you need to know about turning your child's scoresheet into a shareable PGN.

  • Scoresheet to PGN in one snap

    Upload photos of handwritten or printed notation. Our chess-aware OCR transcribes every move and returns a clean, export-ready PGN file.

  • Repairs illegible moves

    Smudges, bad handwriting, and ambiguous notation are cross-checked against the rest of the game. If a move is unclear, we flag it for review.

  • Build your game library

    Store every converted game, replay moves on an interactive board, and add notes, ratings, tournament details, and insights.